---How did the warm-hearted lady find you and return your lost bag?

---She said that she           my bag on the bench with my name card in it.

A．notice            B．was noticing        C．has noticed        D．had noticed

---How did the warm-hearted lady find you and return your lost bag?
---She said that she           my bag on the bench with my name card in it.

One day I was doing a big clean?up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.

In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”

One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.

Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.

The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.

In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.

Then，walking through Burkina’s streets，I met with an old woman.“Gift！Gift！” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country：its poverty，its thieves，the heat，and the dust.I told her angrily，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”

The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.

“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money? but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.

I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift，I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin，she ____ my concept completely.

1.A.cared about? B．came across

C．looked for? D．focused upon

2.A.presented? B．gave

C．recalled? D．reminded

3.A.traffic? B．dust

C．noise? D．climate

4.A.headed? B．made

C．stood? D．came

5.A.move? B．unload

C．hide? D．pass

6.A.warning B．planning

C．thinking? D．arranging

7.A.hung? B．put

C．swallowed D．cleared

8.A.obvious? B．expensive

C．familiar? D．precious

9.A.elegantly? B．cautiously

C．dependently D．frequently

10.A.locals? B．thieves

C．beggars? D．motorbikes

11.A.proud? B．conscious

C．sick? D．aware

12.A.get? B．run

C．come? D．rush

13.A.attended to? B．looked up

C．thought about? D．wrote down

14.A.for? B．into

C．out? D．at

15.A.order? B．vain

C．case? D．shock

16.A.meant? B．made

C．served? D．suggested

17.A.dirtiness? B．poverty

C．kindness? D．safety

18.A.updated? B．unfolded

C．broken? D．unexpected

19.A.moment? B．action

C．dignity? D．life

20.A.changed? B．damaged

C．found? D．accepted

I’m ready to help her，but she ________ my offer of help．

A．rejected　 B. received 　　 C. followed 　 D. Carried

My mother felt pleased with herself because she _____ my father to give up smoking.

A. has persuaded 　 B. had persuaded

C. has advised 　 　D. was given advice to